Row over Nigel Farage's claim of Russian phone hacking
Nigel Farage claimed his phone had been hacked by Russia, but security experts said the claim lacked evidence. The Labour Party demanded that Farage report it to the police and present evidence. Labour later reported the hacking allegation to the police and security authorities, and whether a hack actually took place has not been confirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- United Kingdom
Timeline
- A former head of the UK's National Cyber Security Centre and security experts said Farage's claim of Russian hacking lacked evidence.
- The Labour Party demanded that Farage report the alleged phone hacking to the police.
- Labour reported Farage's alleged phone hacking to the police and security authorities.
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